One of the inconvenient facts for climate hysterics is that there is lots of evidence that it has been much warmer on Earth in the period before there was any possibility that human emissions of CO2 could have had any impact. The obvious problem for the hysterics is that it appears that natural cycles of warming and cooling will produce whatever limited warming we are experiencing now. A post at Watts Up With That describes the recent discovery at a receding glacier of a very large fossil tree at a very high altitude. The tree could obviously not have grown there in anything like today’s climate, indicating that around 6000 years ago, the age of the tree fossil, it was far warmer in this area. The scientist talking about this discovery further notes that in a number of European countries the public has developed a jaundiced view of climate hysteria, with a majority believing that any warmth is part of a natural cycle. (WUWT Post)
